High Atlas Foundation

Analysis

High Atlas Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, High Atlas Foundation reported income of $6.7m and spending of $4.6m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $6.7m (+567%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, High Atlas Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Water Fund ($6.7m), Institute for Applied Ecology ($6.7m) and Great Land Trust Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $697k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 1 employees.